How should PM Modi respond if Trump doesn't lower tariffs? What India thinks
India Today
A majority of Indians have batted for reciprocal duties on US goods if Trump doesn't lower the tariffs anytime soon, according to the latest India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation survey.
Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, the past 12 months have been nothing short of a whirlwind as an increasingly hostile and transactional US President went about slapping tariffs on allies and adverseries alike. India, a close ally of the US, has not been spared and has been hit hard with the hightest 50% tariff, partly due to its purchase of Russian oil. A majority of Indians have batted for reciprocal duties on US goods if Trump doesn't lower the tariffs anytime soon, according to the latest India Today-CVoter Mood of the Nation survey.
According to the survey, around 45% of the respondents have urged the PM Narendra Modi-led government to retaliate with reciprocal tariffs. However, so far, India has handled the issue of tariffs in a mature and pragmatic way, even as a trade deal with the US remains in limbo.
PM Modi never joined the war of words with Trump since the 50% tariffs kicked in, and has instead looked to diversify its exports by sealing a flurry of trade deals with the UK, Oman, New Zealand and of course the "mother of all deals" with the European Union.
However, it's not that India has not acted. In November last year, a 30% tariff on US pulses came into effect. It did not make noise, which would have irked Trump, but definitely hurt the US amid a glut in America.
Latest Commerce Ministry data shows that India's exports to the US decreased by 1.83% year-on-year to $6.88 billion (Rs 63,300 crore) in December 2025.
The MOTN survey further revealed that 34% of the respondents favour a cut in GST and similar measures. Last year, in September, the Centre already sharply reduced GST on food and daily essential items as well as consumer durables like TVs and refrigerators. It has put more money back in the hands of the middle class.
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